atlbillsfan1975

I totally agree with your OP about the front seven. Kyle Williams is not an everydown NT. I also think Stroud is much more important to the front seven then people realized. LBs are bad. And you can throw POZ in there too. Sorry.

I think the OP is right in a lot of regards. Save the 30 starters things. If you could find 8 starters on both sides of the ball right now, i would be happy. I also like how they did the Trent situation. He looked good in preseason and practice, but when the lights went on, he just did not have it. Now we as bills fans say, we already knew that. But Chan and Nix wanted to give him a chance. Once they saw all they needed to see, they cut him. Made a clear decision. Not letting him stick around and maybe play a game here or there. As it stands Nix, Whaley, and Chan know they need a QB. They Know they need some Tackle help. Nix pretty clearly stated this in his presser after the Miami game. On D The Bills have to find some LB help. Troup could be the NT of the future, but like most rookie DL he is haveing to learn and build strength. The DE are not solid. The secondary is the most solid unit. If what you said is true, and i think the actions of management are showing it to be. Then yes this year wont be pretty. But if it is the first REAL step into getting back to being a relevant team, i am for it. This next offseason is the critical one.

If the team today shows up, the Bills will be 2-3 at the bye. Today we saw what a decent qb does for the offense. Yes Fitz is a backup. And he played like one today. Had some really good throws, but made two costly mistakes at critical times. Now i know that the Jets have a much better D then NE. If Buffalo can run like they did today on the Jets, they can win that game. Sanchez is no Brady. Tom single handedly won that game for NE. Sanchez does not have that ability. Before the season started i was hoping for 3-2 at the bye, after last week i thought 0-5 was possible. Today i really believe this team can win some games, and compete in probably most of them. Thoughts?

I am not the biggest fan of him. I watched him play UGA last week and last year. And yes he had that nice scoring drive at the end last week. but he got very careless for the whole qt before that. In this Alabama game, same thing. I also think he is very whiney. Not sure Bills fans will like a guy that sulks like he does. He has a big arm, but he is very emmotional and not sure he has the maturity. Not saying you cant get that, but he is not a day one starter. Which then means he should not be drafted in the top 10. He will need some time to grow mentally. You guys wanna wait for that?

I like all your original posts. Stealing a win in NE after they just lose? I mean maybe, but god the ball will have to bounce Buffalos way all day. And if buffalo does steal it, then you can official sound the end of an era. Because NE will be on the downslide. We witnessed the begining of it last year when Baltimore man handled them in the playoffs. But Buffalo does not have the personel to play that style of D against the Patsies. Now if Chan can muster any type of O scheme, and Fitz doesnt pee his pants, you can score on NE. Sanchez looked great last week, and he is not. Buffalos D is not as good or well coached as the Jets, so forget about holding Tommy to 14 points. You got to win a shoot out! So in the spirit of eternal hope: Buffalo 37 NE 35. NE miss a late FG, and Chan gets carried off!

Ok. This is a good argueement. Thank you. And i am not being a smart ass.

My thoughts exactly. I dont want to call John names, but he really is a judgemental S.O.B. Vick is exciting to watch, if nothing else. He also took the Falcons to the NFC Championship game. With Dan Reeves' offensive play calling. I think you are going to see what he is really capable of with coaching under Reed. The dog stuff was terrible. I am not giving him a pass, but if he spends the rest of his life out of trouble and trying to make ammends for it, then who are we to try and keep him down. Vick is better then any QB the Bills have now. And most likely better then any first year rookie. I dont know about you people, but how much longer you want to wait to win games? As far as his pre-incarceration days. He was a good qb. I think he never had good coaching. He seems to have, matured on the field some. Not throwing passes 100mph to his outlets. And is learning how to read and react. Let Reed finally teach him how a qb should play. Then let Buffalo benefit from it!

OK. First was not trying to be a 'spin doctor' I guess you have never made a mistake? or did something bad. look, i asked about his talent. I am not going to get into religion or even the human nature, but if neither one of you can forgive a man, expect the same treatment out of life. Oh and once again, i think what he did to those animals was disgusting. He was judged by man here on earth, and if you are a religious person, then you know it is not up to us to judge him past that. Regardles of that, is he better then what the Bills have talent wise now. And is he more of a proven talent then a first rounder in next years draft?

Bingo! Vick or another legit proven pro qb allows you to draft your LT. And then go out and draft a qb in 2012. Do what Green Bay did with Rodgers. Allow him to develope and sit for a year or two.

I am all about the Oline. You could draft your LT with your top ten pick. Then come back in 2012 and draft a qb in the second or third round to groom for a year. I just want to win. Vick is exciting and he is a proven winner. He has a good winning percentage. And he would give you the chance to start winning next year. Not another few years of developing another qb and maybe winning in three years from now.

I understand the whole QB of the future thing. But look what Kurt Warner did in Arizona. Wouldnt you rather have 3 years of good football? Drafting a qb in the first by no means ensures you have your qb for the next 10 years. Wouldn't you like to watch some meaningful football next December? Just syaing.

Now i am the first one to think what he did off the field was horrible. I have two awesome dogs myself. And i lived here in Atl, and watched how he almost single handedly brought down the Falcons. Petrino helped. But after watching him some the first two games, he seems to still have the talent. It looks like he is also being coached up by Reid and his staff. Vick is saying all the right things. In an interview yesterday, he said all he wants is a chance to be a starter for a team next year. With him and Spiller in the backfield. You could spend your first couple picks on OL, maybe start to have something. Vick is still young. Thoughts? and please focus on talent people.

Trent is done. They will start him for a few more games. But he will get hurt. I do not want him too, dont get me wrong. But it is just a matter of time. Then you want to see Brohm. Fitz is a career back up. Brohm is the unknown. I say put the kid in after the bye. See what you got. Find out if you need to draft a qb in the first next year, or you got a future with Brohm. But the team did compete for a half. Once the Interception happened it was over.

Exactly. What Atl did in the 2008 draft was perfect. Get your franchise QB and your legit LT. I believe they also drafted Lofton in the second round that year. He is a very good LB. Then went out and got Turner in F.A. They are still a few pieces away on D, but they are well on their way to being a good team for a longtime. If you look at how ATL has turned their team around it is amazing. Funny what a good GM and a good scouting dept can accomplish!

One of two things happens this week the Bills win this week, pulling us all back in. Thinking maybe there is hope for this year. i always qoute the line from Godfather 3 when it comes to Buffalo 'Just when i think i am out, they pull me back in!' Or and probably more likely, They get destroyed, and in the lose Lynch gets hurt, thus ending any possible trade help. I know call me one of the pessimists. But this season is going to test us as fans.

Trent looked horrible, but so did the line. The worse thing that could of happened did on the first possesion. He gets hit hard on his blindside, and he simply played scarred from then on. Now i dont much blame him, playing behind that line. Every oline man played pretty poorly. Heck even Wood got over powered at least a few times. I was hoping that the team could come together by around week 8. And was going to judge them from the second half of the season on. But i just cant see how Trent progress'. He is scarred and it shows. He has 'happy' feet. And is way to quick to check down. I hope i am wrong, but i dont think even Chan can fix Trent.

Who the hell is Wickersham?

You will see Maybin in some stunts this year, once a crease opens, sort of a safety blitze. Where he would wait one beat, then curve off the NT butt. Your NT moves the center down, and Maybin fills the gap. You cant coach speed, he has that. Now if he can just learn what to do with it, and the angles to take, he could have some impact on the game.

You are correct. I know people were upset about not getting a LT or QB this draft. but at 9 Spiller was the best player by far. Jackson is a good back, not great. Lynch is Lynch. I really have no clue. He can look great and also look like he has no clue where to run. Spiller is the type of game changer that Buffalo hasnt had forever. Maybe a team has a few injuries and the Bills then can take advantage of the situation. Buffalo would then have another 3rd or maybe 2nd rounder to play with

Your qb would not last half a season in a read-option offense in the NFL. You want your qb taking those hits? The 'Wildcat' is similiar, but even then teams have running backs line up as the qb.

As someone who works with 22-26 year old people, i am amazed at how immature this age group is as a whole. Brohm may need time to mature. Not sure he wins the job or not, but could explain why he buckled in GB.

Chuck KNox told me and my cousin that Santa Claus was dead. I was 10 cousin was 6. So i knew the truth but my cousin was upset-True Story.

For the past 3 years i have been thinking this. And until other teams in the league treat the Pats like the Ravens did in the playoffs they will keep winning. The Ravens did not look at the uniforms or Bellichek, they played football and beat the crap out of the Pats. When/if the Bills do this and the rest of the AFC east i will agree they are done.

The way i hear it he walked around the locker room all year talking about retireing. Saying he wanted to go and be on his ranch. That is all he deserves to me. You deserve in this life what you earn. he has earned a lot of money and therefore the right to retire. How many of you would like to retire in your early 30's? I mean come on. He is a decent player, but that is not the talk or actions of a leader. Get to work or stay home. But i am 100% behind the Bills. Oh and they own him, so you tell him show up and play or sit home. I would not trade him either.

I actually spoke with a scout that was in the war room the morning of the draft in Indy. He told me that they were going back and forth on Leaf and Manning right up to the pick. Polian swears there was never any doubt, which of course he would say. But just think how different the last 12 years would have been for Indy if they had gone with Leaf.